Weather Reports for the city of Ames in Nebraska
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humidity| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average High (°F) | 35.1 | 37.2 | 54.6 | 65.4 | 75.0 | 86.1 |
| Average Low (°F) | 16.8 | 17.6 | 31.8 | 40.7 | 52.9 | 64.4 |
| All Time High (°F) | 70.7 | 74.7 | 91.4 | 94.8 | 103.6 | 104.7 |
| All Time Low (°F) | -19.8 | -28.7 | -10.8 | 12.0 | 30.7 | 42.8 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average High (°F) | 87.7 | 84.8 | 80.3 | 66.3 | 52.3 | 39.6 |
| Average Low (°F) | 67.3 | 64.4 | 57.0 | 43.1 | 30.6 | 21.5 |
| All Time High (°F) | 104.0 | 101.8 | 102.2 | 94.5 | 81.9 | 73.4 |
| All Time Low (°F) | 45.9 | 44.6 | 32.0 | 16.2 | -2.9 | -15.7 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of Rainy Days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Avg. Rainfall (in) on Rainy Day | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| All Time Rainfall (in) on Rainy Day | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 7.0 |
| 30 Day Rain Accumulation | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| All Time 30 Day Rain Accumulation | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 11.2 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of Rainy Days | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Avg. Rainfall (in) on Rainy Day | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| All Time Rainfall (in) on Rainy Day | 2.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 30 Day Rain Accumulation | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| All Time 30 Day Rain Accumulation | 5.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of Days with Snowfall | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Avg. Snowfall Depth (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 30 Day Snowfall Total (in) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All Time Snowfall Depth (in) | 8.8 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| All Time 30 Day Snowfall Total (in) | 16.6 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of Days with Snowfall | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Avg. Snowfall Depth (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 30 Day Snowfall Total (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| All Time Snowfall Depth (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 11.4 |
| All Time 30 Day Snowfall Total (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 18.2 |
Instead of using humidity directly we use dew point to measure what people commonly mean when saying it feels humid. Dew point is classified into 4 categories: Dry (under 25°F), Comfortable (25°F to 60°F), Muggy (60°F to 70°F) and Oppressive (70°F or greater). The table below shows the percentage of days with a dew point within a particular class.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | 66.8 | 65.8 | 31.0 | 15.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Comfortable | 33.2 | 34.2 | 69.0 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 42.3 |
| Muggy | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 51.2 |
| Oppressive | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 30.0 | 56.5 |
| Comfortable | 13.2 | 20.2 | 62.7 | 91.7 | 70.0 | 43.5 |
| Muggy | 62.2 | 64.9 | 34.4 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oppressive | 24.6 | 14.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The table below shows the distribution of average wind speeds in miles per hour for a given month or day. Wind speed may vary throughout a day and we show the average speed. Peak gusts or sustained maximum speeds may be significantly higher.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 25th | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 50th | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 |
| 75th | 10.7 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| 90th | 15.1 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 25th | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 50th | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
| 75th | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.3 |
| 90th | 10.6 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 14.2 |
The table below shows the distribution of wind direction (wind coming out of a particular direction) for a given month or day. Wind direction may vary throughout a day and the computation accounts for all measured changes in direction througout the day or month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 15.4 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 12.2 |
| NorthEast | 3.6 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 6.1 |
| East | 5.4 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 10.1 |
| SouthEast | 11.1 | 10.4 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 20.5 |
| South | 17.2 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 26.4 |
| SouthWest | 9.0 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| West | 13.2 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 7.2 |
| NorthWest | 25.0 | 21.8 | 17.4 | 18.6 | 12.8 | 11.7 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 14.0 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 16.1 |
| NorthEast | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| East | 10.6 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 5.5 |
| SouthEast | 21.0 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 12.0 |
| South | 28.1 | 25.9 | 28.1 | 19.2 | 26.7 | 19.5 |
| SouthWest | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| West | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 14.0 |
| NorthWest | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 22.6 |